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Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard

Guy de la Bedoyere

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A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the...

Triangles

Ellen Hopkins

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Three female friends face midlife crises in a no-holds-barred exploration of sex, marriage, and the...

American Desperado: My Life as a Cocaine Cowboy

Evan Wright and Jon Roberts

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"American Desperado" is possibly the most jaw-dropping, event-filled, adrenaline-soaked criminal...

Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated San Andreas (2015) in Movies

Jun 17, 2020

I remember the first time I saw this film - it was at a drive-in movie with my family and that was a whole experience. I thought it was bad then, but less so than I do now because the screen was so huge and you were pulled into it in a way that you're just not at home.

When I watched it a second time, my poor soul, I was slapped in the face with how atrocious I always knew it was. I am a firm believer that most every Dwayne Johnson film is the same. He's always the hero, the rescuer, the buff, tough, don't mess with me type of guy. I don't think I've seen a film with him in it where he's not that person and if you find one, let me know!

Overall, I think this film just shows the lack of diversity in his characters, but also that writing and having a thought out plot are just as important as cast and effects. This film did not lack in effects, but it definitely lacked in pretty much every other department.

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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Dolls (1987) in Movies

Feb 13, 2021

Dolls (1987)

1987 | Horror

7.0

(7 Ratings)

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Plain and simple - Dolls is a belting 80s horror, overflowing with fantastic effects work, unsettling monster designs, and a fantastic cast all whilst having a sub text about how it's ok to still be a child at heart.
A complete shift for Stuart Gordon from his work on Re-Animator a couple of years earlier, but equally as bonkers. It packs in a fair helping of gore, but still feels weirdly family friendly. Perhaps this is due to the lead child character, played by a great Carrie Lorraine. The supporting cast manages to be a selection of likable, and equally unlikable characters. Highlights for me are the creepy but oddly wholesome, if slightly murderous, older couple who inhabit the house that the narrative takes place in, played by Guy Rolfe and Hilary Mason.
As mentioned, the practical work is incredible. The dolls' movements are kept hidden for a lot of the runtime, but when you see them in all their glory just over the halfway mark, the pay off is completely worth it.

Dolls is hugely memorable in all the right ways. A hidden gem of a horror.